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Anchor lead: There are good reasons to consider reconstruction after mastectomy, Elizabeth Tracey reports Women who have breast reconstruction after a mastectomy report improved quality of life, many studies have found. Women must be getting that message as more of …

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Anchor lead: More women are choosing reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports More women than ever are choosing to have their breasts reconstructed after having mastectomy for breast cancer, newly released data from the Agency for Healthcare …

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This week’s topics include health and wealth, gun show sales and gun injury, management of epilepsy, and outcomes relative to robotic surgery. Program notes: 0:34 Today is last PodMed 1:19 Epilepsy management 2:19 Not a single type of surgery 3:16 …

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This week’s topics include how the Zika virus changed, outcomes after surgery and health literacy, e-cigarettes and healthcare costs, and a reaction to tattooing. Program notes: 0:36 Case report of an outcome after a tattoo 1:32 Reaction to the tattoo …

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